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' H. F. WALTER.

FLY NET. No. 368.034. Patented Aug. 9,` 18.87.-`

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HAMILTON F. WALTER, OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 368,034, dated August'Q, 1887.

Application filed April 4,1887. Serial No. 233,662. (No model.) v

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, HAMILTON F'. WALTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at York city, in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fly-Nets; and I dodeclare the following to vbe a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make andx use the same.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represeuts'a side View of my fly-net, Fig. 2 a vertical section, and Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 detail views.

My invention relates to fly-nets for horses and other animals; and it consists in the novel construction hereinafter specified, and pointed out in the claim.

Before describing the details of construction I desire to say that I am well aware that ilynets have been formed of leather strips and leather lashes secured together; and in some cases the longitudinal bars or straps have had holes out through them to receive the lashes,-

which have been held from displacement by depressing the straps at the point of contact upon the lashes.. It is well known that in a connection of this character, when the net gets wet and draws or swells, the material thus indented will rise and allow the joints to loosen and open after but little use. I am also aware that it is not new to skive the lashes, so as to splice the same at the point of attachment with the longitudinal straps.

The object of my improvement is to make a firm connection or joint between the straps and lashes. It should be here observed that in cutting a hole through the longitudinal straps for the introduction of the lashes the said straps are very much lweakened;Y but to avoid this objectionable necessityI simply slit the straps without removing any of the matcrial and pass the lashes through the slits. By this construction I form a strong means of support for the fastening-rivets, and while it is desirable to have rivets in these joints, yet it is very objectionable to cut the straps away to form holes or depend upon an indentation to retain the lashes.

5o The letters A, A', and A of the drawings drawings.

represent longitudinal strips of leather of the length required to reach from the front of the fore shoulders of a horse, or such other animal as it is desired toprotect from dies, to the buttocks .or tail. These strips are severally provided with a series of transverse slits made with a chisel or other suitable iinplement, so us not to remove any of the matcrial, and at proper distances apart for the reception of the lashes hereinafter described. The strip A, when on duty, is designed to rest upon .the back of a horse or other animal, and the strips A and A upon the sides thereof. The two strips last mentioned are preferably extended forward, as shown, and provided with a suitable buckle and holding-strap for fastening together and unfastening in front of the animal s breast.

The letters B represent a series of lashes of proper length, which I pass, respectively, through the slits formed in 'the strips A, in the manner above mentioned, and secure them iu position by rivets, in the manner shown on the It will thus be seen that a firm body is had for the rivet-fastening.

Economyin the use of leather sometimes requires that lashes of less than the ordinary length be employed. In that case I pass the ends of such short pieces intoa slit of a strip, A, and after lapping or folding the ends drive a nail through the strip and the lapped ends of the short pieces and thereby hold them securely. This construction is shown by Fig. 3 of the drawings.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent The y-net herein described, consisting of the longitudinal strips of leather, two of which are provided with fastening-straps, as shown, and the lashes B, passed through transverse slits in the straps at right angles therewith and firmly secured in such slits by doubleheaded rivets, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HAMILTON WALTER..

Witnesses:

WILLIAM MACK, J ontT SNYDEEe 

